月球上的蓝色幽灵
(原标题: Blue Ghost on the Moon)
2025-03-03
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月球上有一个新的着陆器。昨天，萤火虫航空航天公司的“蓝色幽灵”完成了首次成功的商业登月。在计划的60天任务中，“蓝色幽灵”将部署几台美国宇航局委托的科学仪器，包括PlanetVac，它可以在产生一股小型气体旋风后捕捉月球尘埃。“蓝幽灵”号还将搭载LEXI望远镜，用于捕捉地球磁层的x射线图像。LEXI的数据可以让我们更好地了解地球磁场是如何保护地球免受太阳风和耀斑的影响的。照片中，“蓝色幽灵”着陆器的影子在月球表面的陨石坑上清晰可见，而地球发光的球体在地平线上盘旋。未来蓝色幽灵机器人着陆器的目标包括在美国宇航局的阿尔忒弥斯计划中支持月球宇航员，阿尔忒弥斯III目前计划在2027年将人类送回月球。
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There's a new lander on the Moon. Yesterday Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost executed the first-ever successful commercial lunar landing. During its planned 60-day mission, Blue Ghost will deploy several NASA-commissioned scientific instruments, including PlanetVac which captures lunar dust after creating a small whirlwind of gas. Blue Ghost will also host the telescope LEXI that captures X-ray images of the Earth's magnetosphere. LEXI data should enable a better understanding of how Earth's magnetic field protects the Earth from the Sun's wind and flares. Pictured, the shadow of the Blue Ghost lander is visible on the cratered lunar surface, while the glowing orb of the planet Earth hovers just over the horizon. Goals for future robotic Blue Ghost landers include supporting lunar astronauts in NASA's Artemis program, with Artemis III currently scheduled to land humans back on the Moon in 2027.